Any desktop app based startups?

Re:Any desktop app based startups? by aristidb on Sunday May 22, 2011 @11:54AM (#2573494)

Dropbox is mixed web and desktop, as a large part of its functionality is exposed (only) through the web interface. Its desktop parts are probably born more out of necessity than desire: a web app simply cannot "sync a folder".

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Re:Any desktop app based startups? by PostOnce on Sunday May 22, 2011 @12:01PM (#2573519)

I have never once used Dropbox's web interface (I haven't even bothered to look at it). What part of the functionality is missing from the desktop application? The only functionality I need or use is dropping files into the Dropbox folder and knowing they're not going to be destroyed if a hard drive fails or the house burns down.

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Re:Any desktop app based startups? by bosie on Sunday May 22, 2011 @12:20PM (#2573578)

restoring a deleted file and versioning comes to mind, if i am not mistaken?

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Re:Any desktop app based startups? by orls on Sunday May 22, 2011 @02:29PM (#2573862)

To my knowledge, sharing folders can only be done through the Web interface.

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Re:Any desktop app based startups? by benregn on Sunday May 22, 2011 @02:47PM (#2573912)

'Events', a list of creations, changes and deletions.

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